N.Y. FCT Law § 352.3
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Order of protection
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§ 352.3. Order of protection. (1) Upon the issuance of an order\npursuant to section 315.3 or the entry of an order of disposition\npursuant to section 352.2, a court may enter an order of protection\nagainst any respondent for good cause shown. The order may require that\nthe respondent: (a) stay away from the home, school, business or place\nof employment of the victims of the alleged offense; or (b) refrain from\nharassing, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the\nvictim or victims of the alleged offense and such members of the family\nor household of such victim or victims as shall be specifically named by\nthe court in such order; or (c) refrain from intentionally injuring or\nkilling, without justification, any companion animal the respondent\nknows to be owned, possessed, leased, kept or held by the person\nprotected by the order or a minor child residing in such person's\nhousehold; or (d) refrain from remotely controlling any connected\ndevices affecting the home, vehicle or property of the person protected\nby the order. "Companion animal", as used in this subdivision, shall\nhave the same meaning as in subdivision five of section three hundred\nfifty of the agriculture and markets law. "Connected device", as used in\nthis subdivision, shall mean any device, or other physical object that\nis capable of connecting to the internet, directly or indirectly, and\nthat is assigned an internet protocol address or bluetooth address.\n (1-a) Upon the issuance of an order pursuant to section 315.3 or the\nentry of an order of disposition pursuant to section 352.2, a court may,\nfor good cause shown, enter an order of protection against any\nrespondent requiring that the respondent refrain from engaging in\nconduct, against any designated witness specifically named by the court\nin such order, that would constitute intimidation of a witness pursuant\nto section 215.15, 215.16 or 215.17 of the penal law or an attempt\nthereof, provided that the court makes a finding that the respondent did\npreviously, or is likely to in the future, intimidate or attempt to\nintimidate such witness in such manner.\n (2) An order of protection shall remain in effect for the period\nspecified by the court, but shall not exceed the period of time\nspecified in any order of disposition or order adjourning a proceeding\nin contemplation of dismissal.\n
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